hobbyhorse

[ hob-ee-hawrs ]

/ ˈhɒb iˌhɔrs /

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noun

a stick with a horse's head, or a rocking horse, ridden by children.

a figure of a horse, attached at the waist of a performer in a morris dance, pantomime, etc.

a pet idea or project.

Origin of hobbyhorse

First recorded in 1550–60; hobby¹ + horse

Words nearby hobbyhorse

hobbledehoy, hobble skirt, Hobbs, hobby, hobby farmer, hobbyhorse, hobday, hobgoblin, hobnail, hobnail cell, hobnailed

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Example sentences from the Web for hobbyhorse

You can get “money, Nobels… celebrity for any cause or hobbyhorse….”
No One’s Going to Challenge Hillary Clinton|Robert Shrum|May 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Obama came out for medical malpractice reform, a GOP hobbyhorse roughly forever (although the devil is in the details).
A Grownup Speech to Please Folks at Home, Not Pundits|Howard Kurtz|January 25, 2011|DAILY BEAST
Sheard was on his hobbyhorse, and there were few there disposed to follow him.
The Sins of Sverac Bablon|Sax Rohmer
There he saw a spring hobbyhorse, as large as a Shetland pony, all saddled and bridled, too—lacking nothing but a rider.
The Book of Stories for the Storyteller|Fanny E. Coe

Now for a short ride on my chief (at present) hobbyhorse, viz.
More Letters of Charles Darwin|Charles Darwin
Not one of them has any hobbyhorse, to use the phrase of Sterne.
Critical and Historical Essays, Volume III (of 3)|Thomas Babington Macaulay
It was Malcolm's hobbyhorse, dappled gray, the tail and the mane missing and the paint worn off—and tenderly licked off—his nose.
Christmas|Zona Gale

British Dictionary definitions for hobbyhorse

hobbyhorse

/ (ˈhɒbɪˌhɔːs) /

noun

a toy consisting of a stick with a figure of a horse's head at one end

another word for rocking horse

a figure of a horse attached to a performer's waist in a pantomime, morris dance, etc

a favourite topic or obsessive fixed idea (esp in the phrase on one's hobbyhorse)

verb

(intr) nautical (of a vessel) to pitch violently

Word Origin for hobbyhorse

C16: from hobby 1, originally a small horse, hence sense 3; then generalized to apply to any pastime

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单词	hobbyhorse
释义	hobbyhorse [ hob-ee-hawrs ] / ˈhɒb iˌhɔrs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR hobbyhorse ON THESAURUS.COM noun a stick with a horse's head, or a rocking horse, ridden by children. a figure of a horse, attached at the waist of a performer in a morris dance, pantomime, etc. a pet idea or project. Origin of hobbyhorse First recorded in 1550–60; hobby¹ + horse Words nearby hobbyhorse hobbledehoy, hobble skirt, Hobbs, hobby, hobby farmer, hobbyhorse, hobday, hobgoblin, hobnail, hobnail cell, hobnailed Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hobbyhorse You can get “money, Nobels… celebrity for any cause or hobbyhorse….” No One’s Going to Challenge Hillary Clinton\|Robert Shrum\|May 10, 2014\|DAILY BEAST Obama came out for medical malpractice reform, a GOP hobbyhorse roughly forever (although the devil is in the details). A Grownup Speech to Please Folks at Home, Not Pundits\|Howard Kurtz\|January 25, 2011\|DAILY BEAST Sheard was on his hobbyhorse, and there were few there disposed to follow him. The Sins of Sverac Bablon\|Sax Rohmer There he saw a spring hobbyhorse, as large as a Shetland pony, all saddled and bridled, too—lacking nothing but a rider. The Book of Stories for the Storyteller\|Fanny E. Coe Now for a short ride on my chief (at present) hobbyhorse, viz. More Letters of Charles Darwin\|Charles Darwin Not one of them has any hobbyhorse, to use the phrase of Sterne. Critical and Historical Essays, Volume III (of 3)\|Thomas Babington Macaulay It was Malcolm's hobbyhorse, dappled gray, the tail and the mane missing and the paint worn off—and tenderly licked off—his nose. Christmas\|Zona Gale British Dictionary definitions for hobbyhorse hobbyhorse / (ˈhɒbɪˌhɔːs) / noun a toy consisting of a stick with a figure of a horse's head at one end another word for rocking horse a figure of a horse attached to a performer's waist in a pantomime, morris dance, etc a favourite topic or obsessive fixed idea (esp in the phrase on one's hobbyhorse) verb (intr) nautical (of a vessel) to pitch violently Word Origin for hobbyhorse C16: from hobby 1, originally a small horse, hence sense 3; then generalized to apply to any pastime Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to hobbyhorse hobby, cockhorse
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hobbyhorse

noun

Origin of hobbyhorse

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British Dictionary definitions for hobbyhorse

noun

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